Combined vending device and show case



J. C. BAUMAN COMBINED VENDING DEVICE AND SHOW CASE 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Dec. 31,

ATTORNEY.

. Feb. 3, 1925. 1,525,263

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Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

stars air COMBINED VENDING DEVICE AND SHOW CASE.

Application filed December 31, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JULIUS Stunner BAU- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Miles, in the county of Runnels and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined VendingDevices and Show Cases, of wnich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vending devices of the class wherein aplurality of superposed articles are arranged to be discharged one at atime from a storage receptacle, and has for one of its objects tosimplify the construction and increase the utility and efficiency ofdevices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, which may be arranged in series, or mounted to be rotated,and including transparent sides to expose the contents of the device.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is afront elevation of the improved device.

Figure 2 is a plan view, partly in section.

Figure 3 is a sectional detail on an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a detached perspective view from the interior of one of thedropper devices.

The improved device includes a receptacle or container for the articlesto be dispensed, which may be a single container, a group of two or morecontainers arranged to be supported in any suitable manner, or aplurality of the containers arranged to be rotated upon a standard, asshown in Figures 1 and 2. It is not desired to limit the device to anyspecific arrangement or grouping of the containers, but for the purposeof illustration a plurality of the containers are shown mounted forrotation on a stationary standard, so that each of the containers may bedisposed in convenient accessible position.

The containers are indicated at 10 and may be of any size or proportiondependent on the sizes or shapes of the articles to be dispensed, andeach. container is open at the bottom and provided with a transverseslot 11 spaced above the open bottom. The front Serial No. 683,868.

member of each container above the slot 11 is of glass as represented at12, so that the contents of the containers are visible.

The standard is represented at 13 and sup ported by a base or footmember 14, and the series of containers are coupled at their ends byspider devicesor frames, one of which is represented at 16. A. lowerplate or floor, indicated at 17, connects the lower spider device, whilea similar upper plate or closure 18 connects the upper spider device,the closure being removable.

At its upper end the standard 13 is provided with a detachable holdingcollar 19 which bears upon the upper plate 18, to prevent upwarddisplacement of the connected containers and their supporting parts.

Mounted to swing at 20 below each of the slots 11, is a plate 21, eachplate having a lateral offset 22 at the lower end extend ingrespectively below the lower open end of the containers for a shortdistance when the plates are in one position as shown in full lines inFigure 3, and withdrawn from contact with or from beneath the containerwhen in another position as shown by broken lines in the same figure.

The upper part of the plate 21. is reduced and a part of the reducedpart folded upon itself as shown at 23 and the folded portion bent atright angles to the body of the plate to form a cut off to enter theslot 11 and project into the container when the plate is in one positionas shown by broken lines in Figure 2, or withdrawn from the containerwhen the plate is in another position, as shown by full lines in Figure3.

The remainder of the reduced portion of the plate is bent into a springtongue 2 1 which bears constantly against the adjacent face of thecontainer and thus yieldably supports the plate 21 normally with theprojection 22 beneath the lower open end of the container and theportion 23 withdrawn from the container.

The articles to be dispensed, indicated at 25, are arranged insuperposed position in the containers, with the lowermost articleresting on the inturned portion 22. When by force applied to the plate21 above its pivot 20, against the resistance of the spring tongue 24,the turned over tongue 23 will be pressed against the second article 25and hold it from moving down in the container, while at the same timethe projection 22 will be withdrawn from beneath the lowermost member 25and permit it to fall from the container.

When the pressure is withdrawn from the plate, the reaction of thespring tongue Will restore the portions 22 and 23 to their formerpositions and permit the next article 25 to move into position incontact with the portion 2%, ready for the next operation.

The projection 28 is slightly less than the inturned projection 22, sothat the portion 22 will be entirely withdrawn from beneath thelowermost article for a short time before the serrations engage thesecond article. Then as the inward movement of the projection 23continues, the serrations 25 will engage the second article before itfalls from the container.

By this arrangement the dropper device may be so manipulated as torelease the articles one at a time, or by compressing the upper part ofthe dropper for a short distance only or in neutral position or just farenough to withdraw the inturn 22 from beneath the lowermost article andnot far enough to cause the serrations to engage the second article, thecontainer is left free to permit all the articles therein to drop out.This ability to discharge the entire contents of the receptacle at onetime will be of great advantage under certain circumstances andincreases the efficiency and utility of the device.

The member 21 with its reduced portion whereby the cut off portions 22,and 23 and spring tongue 24 are formed will be in one single piece ofresilient metal, and will be pressed up by suitable devices, thus verymaterially reducing the expense and labor.

The top member 18 is detachable to pro-- vide access to the space withinthe containers and between the spider devices, which may be utilized forstorage purposes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood thatmodifications Within the scope of the claimed invention may be made inthe construction without departing from the principle of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. Inavending device, a container open at the lower end and with a slot in oneface spaced from the open lower end, a. plate of resilient materialmounted to swing intermediate the ends and with an offset at one endadaptec to extend partly beneath the lower open end of the containerwith the opposite end of the plate bent upon itself and part of the bentportion directed laterally to project through the slot and transverselyof the container and the remainder of the reduced part extended to forma spring to maintain the plate yieldably in inoperative position.

2. In a vending device, a container open at the lower end and with aslot in one face spaced from the op n lower end, a combined holding andreleasing; member formed from a plate of metal having lateralintermediate perforated ears to provide means for swingingly couplingthe plate to the container, said plate being bent at right anglesthereto at one end to form a lower stop lip and bent upon itself nearthe other end to form a lateral upper stop lip and with the ren1ainderof the upper bent over portion continued obliquely to the longitudinalaxis of the plate to constitute a yieldable tongue adapted to engage thebody of the container and yieldably maintain the plate with the lowerlip extending into the container and the upper lip \\"li}l'i(lI2I-\V1'lfrom the slot of the container.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

JULIUS GLEBERT BAUMAN.

